Birmingham vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	385K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 19% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1622nd and 658th ($2137 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 582nd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tampa

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	Birmingham	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$14367

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294